Jammed
Jammed adjective - Firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge.
Usage example: this jammed door just won't budge
Loosened
Loosened adjective - Not tightly fastened, tied, or stretched.
Usage example: the loosened nuts finally dropped off of the screws
Nearby Words: loosening, loosener
Both words in one sentence
- Pantyhose Taro jammed logs into it and loosened enough rocks to make it into a trap for his Jusenkyo-cursed enemies, so that the slightest misstep would turn a rampaging foe into a helpless black pig, a weapons master into a duck, and an Amazon into a cat —and his nemesis into a woman.
Source: Dangerous Terrain
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